CNPS Inventory Plant Detail

Berberis harrisoniana

Common Name:	Kofa Mountain barberry
Family:	Berberidaceae
Synonyms:
Element Code:	PDBER02030
Full Name:	Berberis harrisoniana Kearney & Peebles
USDA PLANTS Symbol:	BEHA2

Biology
Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub Blooming Period: January - March Habitat: usually north-facing talus slopes, sometimes volcanic (breccia). • Chaparral • Mojavean desert scrub

Rarity Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere .2: Fairly endangered in California Federal Listing Status: Not Listed State Listing Status: Not Listed State Rank: S1 S1: Critically Imperiled. Global Rank: G1 G1: Critically Imperiled.

Occurrence Data from DFG
California Natural Diversity Database

Historic >20 yrs	Recent <=20 yrs
0	1

Presence:

Present Extant	Possibly Extirpated	Extirpated
1	0	0

Notes

Known in California from only one occurrence in the Whipple Mountains. Potentially threatened by rock fall, erosion, trail maintenance, and foot traffic. Distinguishing characters include trifoliolate leaves and blue-black berries. See Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 29:477 (1939) for original description, Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 26:2-4 (1992) for taxonomic treatment, and Madroño 51(4):395 (2004) for information on the first California record.
To submit rare plant observation data, use the CNDDB field survey form. Please see also the CNPS Rare Plant Data page.
Date Added: 2006-02-07
Last Update: 2010-03-15

Location

Elevation: 780 - 840 meters

California Endemic: no

States: California, Arizona

California Counties and Islands: name (code)
San Bernardino (SBD)

Quads: name (DWR code) USGS code
Whipple Wash (121D) 34114C3

Notes:

Definitions of codes preceding a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
?		Uncertain about distribution or identity
?*		Uncertain about distribution, but presumed extirpated if once present
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated

Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable.

Presumed Extant

Presumed Extirpated or Unknown

3136

Links to Leading Resources of Taxon Information
USDA PLANTS Calflora CalPhotos Consortium of California Herbaria California Department of Fish and Game: CNDDB Quick Viewer

Suggested Citation
California Native Plant Society (CNPS). Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-01a). California Native Plant Society. Sacramento, CA. Accessed on .

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